The death of a mechanic, Chima Ikwunado, allegedly at the hands of the E-Crack Team of the Rivers State Police Command is currently setting social media on fire.
A car owner had narrated how the police at the Mile One Police Station Port Harcourt framed his mechanic, Chima and four others for car robbery and cultism when they were only caught driving against traffic.
The five arrested men were identified as Chima Ikwunado, Victor Ogbonna, Osaze Friday, Ifeanyi Osuji and Ifeanyi Onyekwere.
In a story shared by a good Samaritan, Comrade Phils, the car owner, who did not disclose his identity for fear of being killed, said that the incident happened on December 19, 2019.
According to him, the team of five men was out testing two newly-repaired vehicles when they were caught driving against traffic.
He said that the E-Crack team that arrested the boys found N150,000 on the men and whisked them to their station in a bid to extort the money from them.
He said that the police later lied that the boys stole his car when he never made such a report.
The car owner disclosed that the police tortured the men to the point of death and one of the victims, a 19-year-old, was forced to do a false confession of car robbery to avoid being tortured to death.
However, Chima was not so lucky as he lost his life in the process of being tortured.
Read his full narration: here.
Spokesman of the police in Rivers, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed that Chima Ikwunado died in detention of the E-Crack Team at the Mile One Police Station Port Harcourt.
However, he said that autopsy report showed that the victim died from complications related to his high sugar level.
However, taking to Twitter on Wednesday, many Nigerians using the hashtag #JusticeforChima blamed the police for the mechanic’s death.
See angry reactions below:
The Nigeria Criminal Justice System is riddled with corruption and injustice, from the policing agencies, to the correctional service, to the court. The people might one day seek an alternative route to justice. #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/YSFluC8V3x
— Nw'ada Chidinma (@Rosecleek) January 29, 2020
Chima is Human
He’s a Brother, Father and A Son
He can’t just go like that…the Police has to be stopped #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/Y05t0KKnNB
— Fresh Bread (@CynthiaTheBrand) January 29, 2020
How can the @NigerianPolice that's supposed to protect us be the ones killing us???
We demand #JusticeForChima 😪😪 pic.twitter.com/oPVhLOrLD0
— Swagger Boss (@legendotwenty) January 29, 2020
His wife has no parents, he's her husband, mother and father. His parents have not seen their son's body or atom of truth of his whereabouts, the owner of the car has come out openly to say his car was not stolen.
What Exactly is the problem? #JusticeForChima pic.twitter.com/X4x17SqroP
— Echefula Wisdom. (@WEchefula) January 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/HoneyOjukwu/status/1222421855526629376
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